050-80-CASECURID01 · Question #58
Which one of the following statements concerning an RSA Authentication Manager Identity Source is true?
The correct answer is C. User authentication attempts using an RSA SecurID token. Settings for the Lockout Policy affect which of the following?
Question
Which one of the following statements concerning an RSA Authentication Manager Identity Source is true?
Options
- AUser attempts to log in to the Self-service console
- BAdministrator login to the RSA Operations Console
- CUser authentication attempts using an RSA SecurID token
- DUser login to a Windows environment with Windows Password Integration
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A9% (4)
- B2% (1)
- C74% (32)
- D14% (6)
Explanation
Settings for the Lockout Policy affect which of the following?
Topics
Community Discussion
3The correct answer is C. An RSA Authentication Manager Identity Source is specifically queried during token-based authentication attempts, which is exactly what happens when a user tries to authenticate with an RSA SecurID token, because the Identity Source is where AM looks up user records to validate that authentication request.
Picked D first, then realized Identity Sources validate SecurID token auth, so C.
C is the one, and here is your sticky hook to never forget it: think "I.S. = I Authenticate with Secur-ID," because the Identity Source exists purely to let Authentication Manager look up a user record the moment that SecurID token code gets submitted. The other options (self-service console, Operations Console, Windows Password Integration) each have their own separate lookup paths that bypass the Identity Source entirely.